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While our Episode 1: All That Remains review of Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 2 focused on what happened after the first season’s harsh and heavy ending, Episode 2: A House Divided picks up right where the first one left off and introduces us to some new and old characters that’s going to be a huge part of Clem’s story moving forward. Needless to say, there will be spoilers for Episode 2 littered about in the review below. But we’ll […]

With developer Mercury Steam upending Castlevania’s cannon and gameplay mechanics with the first Lords of Shadow, it has the un-enviable task of not only building on the first game’s lore, but also to prove to series fans that they know how to make a game worthy of the Castlevania lineage. Has Mercury Steam succeeded? Read on to find out. A word of warning: some plot points will be discussed in the review, so be mindful of spoilers. The Prince of […]

The Banner Saga is out today on PC and Mac, and embedded above is the launch trailer. Made by a three-man team comprised of former BioWare employees in collaboration with Austin Wintory, The Banner Saga is a role-playing adventure where player choice during travel, relationship building and combat will have meaningful effects on how each player’s story unfolds. In a cold-stricken land, based on Viking lore, players will navigate a long journey and meet over 25 playable characters.

It’s no secret by now that Battlefield 4 hasn’t been the smoothest of launches when it comes to games. While it’s been well over a month since its release, the game is still plagued by bugs and other technical issues for every platform it’s on. Now, game developer DICE has posted a “Top Issues Tracker” on the official Battlelog forums where it shows the players the list of issues the game has on every platform and what they’re aiming to […]

Last week, we reported that the PlayStation 4’s “Share” functionality was used more than 6.5 million times since the console’s debut. Now, Sony has revealed more stats for the Share button’s streaming mechanic and it’s mighty impressive. According to Sony, there have been nearly 800,000 gameplay broadcasts and more than 7.1 million spectate sessions on the PS4 via Ustream and Twitch. Totaling that adds up to more than 20 million minutes of live gameplay streamed from the PS4 throughout the […]

Last week, the first screenshot for SOCOM’s spiritual successor H-Hour: World’s Elite made its way onto the interwebs and if that wasn’t enough, we now have our first footage of the shooter, too! Granted, it’s off-screen and kind of blurry, but that’s better than nothing, no? Keep in mind that the video is clearly not intended for public consumption and as such, is most likely in an alpha state. So, don’t judge too harshly since it is a work in […]

Following Telltale Games’ confirmation at the VGX that they are working on a game based on Game of Thrones, we now found out that it’s not just for one game, nor for one year. In a press release over the PR Newswire, it has been confirmed that the deal with HBO is a “multi-year, multi-title” partnership, which is targeted to premier in 2014. It will once again be in episodic format, and is slated to hit consoles, PC/Mac and mobile […]

In an update on Major Nelson’s blog, the release date for the first Halo game to appear on the Xbox One has been revealed. Released earlier this year for Windows 8 devices, Halo: Spartan Assault will hit the Xbox One on December 24 for $14.99 and the Xbox 360 version will be released in January of 2014 at a yet unspecified date. Also of note, those who bought the Windows 8 version are eligible to purchase the Xbox One version […]

As if the game isn’t associated with the dog enough, Call of Duty: Ghosts is reportedly set to get a DLC skin for the “Guard Dog” Killstreak called “The Wolf.” This was revealed by Reddit user beta_crater, who states that “this is happening.” According to the leaker, it’s priced at a rather heft $3 “where he is” and also, “That’s to cover the tax they charge now on the Xbox Marketplace since converting to real money.” It seems from his […]

By now, I think it’s safe to say that Mojang’s Minecraft is a smash hit. Not only by critics, but by gamers alike. As if you needed more proof, over on the game’s stats page, it lists Minecraft on PC as to having 12,967,069 people buy it to date. Not a bad number, and especially if you consider that that figure doesn’t even include the other versions of the title. Not only that, but it seems the game has legs, too. […]

In our post earlier today, we revealed that Polyphony’s latest racer — Gran Turismo 6 — failed to sizzle the UK sales chart at launch. Only managing to come in at #8 in the UK charts, it seems the racing title is a bigger disappointment at retail than believed. According to Eurogamer, GT6 debuted with around “five times fewer sales” than its predecessor, Gran Turismo 5. Now, is it a case of GT6 being affected by next-gen console launches? Possibly […]

Excited for more Mass Effect — especially the prospect of it coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? Well, it seems we’re in for a long wait. Over on Twitter, Aaryn Flynn, General Manager of BioWare’s Montreal and Edmonton studios, mentions that he’s “hoping” more info becomes available “sometime” in 2014. @20reach10 More info sometime in 2014 I hope. That’s the most specific I can be — AaryN7 FlynN7 (@AarynFlynn) December 8, 2013 Yep, that’s as much info as […]

This year’s video game awards has come and gone. Now, if you weren’t able to watch the entire thing or simply want to see the list of winners and the games they revealed, we have you covered. Listed below are the list of winners from each genre and what games were nominated (from our earlier post). Game of the Year BioShock Infinite Grand Theft Auto V Super Mario 3D World The Last of Us Tomb Raider Best Action Adventure Game […]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Get More: Comedy Central At the VGX, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime went on camera to announce the latest entry in the Donkey Kong Country franchise, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Set to launch for the Wii U this coming February 21, the video gives us a good look at the platformer’s gameplay; which, if you’re familiar with the series should spark a hint of nostalgia. Now, for those wondering, yes, this is the […]

South Park: The Stick of Truth Get More: Comedy Central Possibly the funniest and most rude trailer to come out of the VGX, Ubisoft’s South Park: The Stick of Truth has been shown off in a new video and as the headline states, you do throw actual “magic farts.” Cartman shows our young apprentice how it’s done and it wouldn’t surprise me if a wet fart is a super move of some sort. Granted, the humor might not be for […]

Dying Light Get More: Comedy Central During Techland’s live VGX demo of zombie action game, Dying Light, we get to see hosts Geoff Keighley and Joel McHale react to the gameplay of the title wherein we see zombie heads get smashed and then some. If you’re not familiar with Dying Light, Techland’s synopsis is: “During the day, players traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, scavenging the world for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the […]

Thief Get More: Comedy Central During last night’s VGX, Square Enix revealed a new trailer for Eidos Montreal’s Thief reboot. Now, while there are snippets of in-game action, some of the shown footage is CGI, which isn’t all that bad. It’s very dark, though, and in the shadows, a thief does what he does best — add in bludgeoning and maiming people to that list if you’re the game’s protagonist, Garret. Set for release next year, Thief will attempt to […]

Tom Clancy’s The Division Get More: Comedy Central As part of tonight’s VGX unveilings, Ubisoft has revealed its “Snowdrop Engine” in full for The Division and even touts it as “A True Next-Gen Engine.” The two-minute video gives us a glimpse of Ubisoft Massive’s lighting effects, “procedural destruction” and a few more technical tricks. In defense of Ubisoft, the engine looks sexy. Of course, the true test of this is when tons of players are on screen at once. The […]

Destiny Get More: Comedy Central During tonight’s VGX 2013 awards event, Bungie showed off a new clip for its online shooter, Destiny. Needless to say, it looks fantastic. If you don’t believe me, just hit play and watch the awesomeness unfold. While some of the footage spliced in might be in-game cinematics instead of gameplay, it still looks very good. In more Destiny news, its release date has finally been revealed, and even a time-frame for the beta, too.

Game of Thrones Get More: Comedy Central While it’s reveal was somewhat dampened by the leak earlier in the day, Telltale Games’ working on the Game of Thrones franchise is certainly welcome news. Officially announced by Telltale via an announcement trailer during tonight’s VGX 2013 awards show; the video itself doesn’t show anything except confirm that Telltale is indeed working on George R.R. Martin’s exceptional Game of Thrones brand. We’ll post more news as they become available. In the meantime, […]